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 Smile in Tears

Empty thoughts


From the rooftop of my house
I watch those clusters of grim faces
Those lean shoulders, rickety hands
Those bare skeletons and fragile ribs.

Demon in the sun flares up
Hunger and pain dwarf them
Naked bodies soak in rain
For days months years.

Who will protect them from harm?
Who will show them the path of life?
Who will tell them- a little patience
And you are at the top of the world.

Does their mind think?
Do their voices tune to music?
Do they curve figure in wood?
Do they paint on canvas?

I wish I will be there
Cover them with my arms
To light up their heart and soul
Nothing will be lovelier than this.

All the arrogance of power
And real mockery in strife
Shining roads and golden gate
Elude them forever in life

Tiny stars and icy clouds stare
At my hollow empty thoughts.
What matters if we chose to ignore
Our crime can never forgot.








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